Story+1999-05-25+Dublin,+Ireland

‘‘I can’t stop myself now, come on.....I’m a sex machine....in my dreams..... alright....oh yeah ....that’s right.....Ricky Martin, step aside....now, once I was a little baby....and my mom’ll tell you....that when I was a baby, I walked alone....now, I walked down many avenues....the avenue of love....and the avenue of fear.....the avenue of hope.....the avenue of despair....the avenue of faith....the avenue of..... cynicism....the avenue of riches.....the avenue of want.....the avenue of compassion..... the avenue of selfishness.....the avenue of sexual pleasure....and the avenue of.....sexual pleasure....I walked 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th,9th..... and then I came to a crossroads.....and at the crossroad was another sign that said ‘E’....and it was a signifying moment....and I thought ‘Which way to go ?....help, tell me the way to go’ and then I looked down.....at the crossroads....and there was a man sitting there.....an educated man.....an astute man......and he was playing the piano .....yeah (Roy plays).....Professor Roy Bittan.....the avenue of wisdom.... and sexual perversity....and then I walked on.....and I saw another man and I said ‘I know you’, he said.....say it, Steve, do it now (Steve plays ‘Soul Man’).... Stevie Van Zandt on the guitar.....and then I walked on....really low...come on Garry (Garry plays) .....bassman, Mr.Garry Tallent on the bass.....and then I walked on....and I put an ad in the newspaper.....and a man came knocking to my door..... come on Max (Max plays).....Mighty Max Weinberg on the drums....international television star....then I walked on.....and there was a man that left his job at the carwash, send his mama a goodbye note.....guitar man, play it Nils (Nils plays)..... Nils Lofgren on the guitar....and then I walked on and I came to a city by the sea..... and in that city by the sea I could feel a spirit moving.....I said I could feel a spirit moving..... I couldn’t see him but I could hear him.......come on Dan (Danny plays)....Phantom Dan Federici on the organ.....and then I walked on like I was in a dream......and in that dream I swear I was in Ireland and I thought I saw my mama .....Freud, where are you, baby, when I need you ?.....and then I walked on.....and I was feeling lonely... I was feeling lonely in my heart.....and I thought to myself....brunettes are fine, blondes are fun but when it comes to getting a dirty job done, I need a (crowd : ‘Red headed woman’) oh, that’s right, I need a (crowd : ‘Red headed woman’) oh, I tell I need a (crowd : ‘Red headed woman’) oh, I’ve got to find a (crowd : ‘Red headed woman’) oh, I’m looking for a (crowd : ‘Red headed woman’) oh, I need to find a (crowd : ‘Red headed woman’) oh, I’m searching for a (crowd : ‘Red headed woman’) yeah, I’m looking for a (crowd : ‘Red headed woman’)(Patti sings ‘As Long As I (Can Be With You’)....Patti Scialfa on the vocals and guitar..... yeah.....what a journey, what a journey (laughs).....but we was still missing something....there was still something missing.....all I knew was it was....it was.... something kinda big....say what ?.....”
 * 25.05.99 Dublin, Ireland, middle of ‘Tenth Avenue Freeze Out’:**

‘‘Oh yeah.....good Lord....gimme my guitar.....especially learned....for the folks here in Dublin tonight....I hope it’s not a stinker.....alright....but I know we’ve got some lovely red headed women in the crowd (?).....if you’re red, raise your hand....upstairs or down....alright, we’ll see if we know this....how’s our groove ?.....weeeelll, yeah that’s good....featuring on a steel guitar ....Nils Tex Lofgren.....the Swedish Cowboy (laughs)....come on, Nils....turn that thing up now (chuckles)....”
 * 25.05.99 Dublin, Ireland, intro to ‘Red Headed Woman’:**

‘‘Thank you.....we’ll do this next song tonight for Len....Zakim from Boston, man, this is for you.....somebody whose.....whose faith and life has.....has amplified these words....this is for you, Len.....”
 * 25.05.99 Dublin, Ireland, intro to ‘The Ghost of Tom Joad’:**

‘‘Well, I’m glad to be here in your lovely city tonight….what I wanna know’s any O’Farrells out there ?....are there any McNicholases out there ?....are there any O’Hagens out there ?.... ‘cause if you are, you’re my relatives.... (?) on my daddy’s side.....but I’m not here tonight.....to visit relatives....to see the sights of....your beautiful city....or kiss up to the audience.....by telling ‘em about my linkeage....I’m not here tonight to drink....that fine Guinness I know that´s waiting for me down at the bar somewhere.....or maybe I am here tonight for that little bit....but that’s not all I’m here tonight for….we’re here tonight with a purpose….that´s right, we´ve come to bring a message….and it´s been a long journey and we´ve come a long way to deliver this message for you….(goes through the amount of miles and the towns he’s been to) Dublin and back…..but everywhere I’ve gone, I’ve found people that are lost….I´ve seen people filled with confusion….I´ve seen people lost in the wilderness….I´ve seen people downhearted, disspirited, dispossessed, analyzed, downsized, stigmatised, factionalised, fractionalised, retropsychedelicized and I´m here tonight to let you know that if your soul has bad credit, it’s good here, and I want you to know that if your heart is running on empty, then pull on up to the pumps, we’re selling high-test supreme, if your spirit’s bankrupt, we’re here to lift that debt up off you just a little bit and help set you free, I want to, I want to, I want to re-educate you, I want to regenerate you, I want to reconfiscate you, rededicate you, I want to, I want to reliberate you, I want to, I want to, I want to take you to….high ground….holler if you hear me (cheers)….holler if you hear me (cheers)….holler if you hear me (cheers) I want to fill you with the power, the promise, the power, the promise, the power, the promise, the power, the promise, the power, the promise, the power, the promise, the majesty, the mystery….the ministry of rock and roll !….now, I know you got your worries, you’re worried about the Y2K-problem, my stocks up, my bonds are down, mortality is rearing its ugly head, I know you know the Good Book says ‘Louie, Louie’, Chapter 1, Verse 1, ‘Louie-Louie, oh-oh, we’ve all got to go’ but I can’t, I can’t, I can´t, I cannot, I cannot, I cannot promise you life everlasting but I can promise you life….right now !…..and all you´ve got to do is say ‘I’….”
 * 25.05.99 Dublin, Ireland, middle of ‘Light of Day’**

‘‘I just wanna thank you all for coming down to the show tonight, thank you very much....got a lot of memorable times here in Ireland, that’s uh....it’s oh....it’s something to come back, uh .... this long after we started and to find, uh....this kind of a reception, we appreciate all the years of support of our music....and....these are kind of special series of concerts for us, sort of a rebirth, rededication of our band....our commitment to serve you and uh.....so in that spirit we wanna leave you with a new song called ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’.....”
 * 25.05.99 Dublin, Ireland, intro to ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’:**

//Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi//